Spain says non-consensual sex is rape, toughens sexual violence laws
Based on a "yes means yes" model, which qualifies any non-consenting sex as rape, the law brings Spain into line with 11 other European countries using similar definitions
Tropical storm Elsa exits Cuba trailing heavy rains, takes aim at Florida
It comes as the tourism-reliant archipelago is already struggling with the economic fallout from the pandemic and bracing for an above-active hurricane season
Mexican oil giant says no environmental damage from raging Gulf fire
The fire has ignited a storm of criticism over the weekend, including social media posts from climate activist Greta Thunberg and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
Tropical storm Elsa nears landfall in Cuba around Bay of Pigs
More than 100,000 people in Cuba have been evacuated from the potential path of the storm
French Senate blocks referendum on climate change
President Macron had promised a referendum on whether to enshrine the fight against climate change in the French constitution
Malaysia to review recruitment fees, agreements after U.S trafficking report
Ministry says it will review fees imposed by private recruitment agents to crack down on worker exploitation and debt bondage
Picking up speed, tropical Storm Elsa moves towards south-central Cuba
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from the potential path of the storm, most to homes of family and friends, but thousands also to government shelters
Tropical Storm Elsa brings strong winds, steady downpour to Cuba
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from the potential path of the storm to friends or relatives' homes or government shelters
Western Canada lightning strikes up tenfold, stoking fires
More than 710,000 lightning strikes were recorded in western Canada in a single night caused in part by the heat wave
Salvadoran woman, freed after 10 years in prison on abortion charge, seeks new footing
El Salvador has one of the world's strictest bans on abortion. There are no exceptions, and prison sentences can stretch up to 40 years.